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his_o own_o moders_n milk_n and_o give_v he_o be_v own_o moders_n milk_n pag._n 278._o the_o hunt_n of_o the_o green_a lyon_n in_o the_o camp_n of_o philosophy_n bloomefield_n reckon_v up_o a_o work_n that_o bear_v the_o title_n of_o the_o green_a lion_n and_o among_o other_o impostor_n of_o his_o time_n call_v the_o vicar_n of_o maldon_n but_o in_o some_o coâ—ies_n vicar_n of_o wâ—lden_a the_o author_n and_o consequent_o esteem_v the_o work_n spurious_a then_o bring_v they_o in_o the_o vicar_n of_o maldon_n with_o his_o lion_n greene_n that_o most_o royal_a secret_n but_o what_o piece_n soever_o that_o be_v i_o know_v not_o i_o be_o confident_a this_o that_o i_o here_o present_a my_o reader_n with_o under_o that_o title_n be_v a_o perfect_a work_n and_o true_o philosophical_a beside_o some_o copy_n own_o abraham_n andrews_n for_o their_o author_n and_o be_v so_o confirm_v to_o i_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o a_o credible_a philosopher_n pag._n 293._o l._n 20._o god_n save_v my_o 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at_o noon_n probable_o it_o may_v be_v an._n 1555._o for_o that_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o first_o and_o second_o of_o phil._n and_o mar._n and_o in_o those_o year_n of_o their_o reign_n which_o be_v part_n in_o the_o year_n 1554._o and_o part_n in_o 1555._o he_o receive_v the_o secret_a from_o the_o aforesaid_a priest_n as_o himself_o testify_v at_o which_o time_n he_o be_v about_o 30._o or_o 31._o year_n of_o age_n though_o he_o intimate_v he_o be_v about_o 28._o year_n old_a when_o he_o first_o meet_v with_o the_o prior_n of_o bath_n for_o ann._n 1574._o he_o be_v 50._o year_n old_a as_o appear_v at_o the_o end_n of_o his_o fragment_n which_o i_o copy_v from_o his_o own_o hand_n pag._n 2._o 96line_v 3._o only_o a_o monk_n of_o who_o '_o i_o will_v speak_v anon_o this_o monk_n be_v charnock_v other_o master_n into_o who_o company_n he_o accidental_o happen_v his_o name_n be_v william_n bird_n and_o by_o his_o function_n prior_n of_o bath_n at_o the_o dissolution_n of_o that_o abbey_n 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